Dublin

Internationally renowned and dating back over 90 years, the Abbey is Ireland’s national theatre and stages works by esteemed Irish playwrights including Yeats, Synge, O'Casey, Beckett, Behan, and Tony Award-winner Hugh Leonard.

Dublin has a wealth of unspoilt Georgian terraces and squares and vibrant street life. Merrion and Fitzwilliam Squares are of particular quality, as are Trinity College, the National Gallery of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland.

Out in the suburbs of Tallaght, this bright, modern theatre may be a bit of a trek from the city center, but you’ll be rewarded with fine productions both in the main theatre and the smaller studio.

This impressive building right in the heart of Dublin City hosts a multi-media exhibition, which traces the evolution of this historic city from 1170 to the present day.

Discover Dublin’s rich literary history with a celebration of the lives and works of renowned poets, authors and playwrights, such as Jonathan Swift, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde and W B Yeats.

Enjoy Dublin cultural life at its best with one of the city’s top festivals including the Dublin Theatre Festival; the Dublin Film Festival; the excellent Fringe Festival; the Bulmers International Comedy Festival, and the BudRising Music Festival.

This lovely 19th-century theatre is centrally located near to Stephen’s Green and Grafton Street and plays host to a wide variety of musical comedy, ballet, pantomime, and drama.

Established as a theatre in 1928, the Gate stages a broad range of Irish and international plays, and was the starting point for such luminaries as Orson Wells and James Mason.

A must for modern art fans, IMMA houses an innovative range of international and Irish 20th century arts within the spectacular 17th-century Royal Hospital Kilmainham.

Located by the sea near the pretty South County Dublin village of Sandycove, the James Joyce Tower (the setting for the first chapter of Ulysses) was used by the author as a residence and is one of a series of impressive Martello towers built to withstand a possible Napoleonic invasion.

The National Concert Hall is Ireland’s most prestigious music venue offering weekly performances by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.

The beautifully grand National Gallery houses Ireland's national collection of Irish art and European Masters. The more recent addition of the modern Merrion Wing has enlivened the gallery with a bright, airy and architecturally dynamic space.

Ireland’s new museum on the banks of the River Liffey is home to a glittering national collection of decorative arts and history.

Test your stamina with a full-on five-day party, which transforms the streets of Dublin with a pure carnival atmosphere. Throughout the city there’s a spectacular selection of music, fireworks, funfairs, street theatre and dance.